NABIS in the News

Further Man Charged With Murder After 2013 Shooting - 17th December 2014

A man arrested last week in connection with the murder of Joseph Burke-Monerville and two counts of attempted murder has today (Wednesday, 17 December) been charged with the offences.
Shaheed N...Read more »

More Than 100 Guns Surrendered Across Lancashire - 17th December 2014

103 prohibited guns and 3,419 rounds of ammunition were handed into Lancashire Police during the two week 'Op Holster' amnesty last month.
Officers collected a haul of 46 shotguns, 41 v...Read more »

Thames Valley Police is re-appealing for information about the historic murder of Michael Meenaghan on the 20th anniversary of his death today.
Just before 4.30pm on 10 December 1994 a 999 call to...Read more »

Arrests After London Shooting Last Year - 10th December 2014

Police have arrested a fourth man in connection with the murder of Joseph Burke-Monerville in Clapton, E5 on Saturday 16 February 2013.
The man a 27-year-old from Hackney was arrested this morn...Read more »

Cheshire Constabulary is pleased with the results of their firearms amnesty after receiving almost 50 illegal weapons during the amnesty period.
The amnesty began on Thursday 20 November a...Read more »

NABIS Welcomes New Head Of Unit - 10th December 2014

NABIS, the National Ballistics Intelligence Service, is welcoming Detective Chief Superintendent Jo Chilton as its new Head of Unit.
Det Chf Supt Chilton has worked for West Midlands Police fo...Read more »

Robbery Trio Jailed After Gunpoint Robbery - 9th December 2014

Three men have been jailed for a total of more than 45 years after holding a young family at gun-point and staging a mock execution to scare them into handing over valuables.
Anthony ...Read more »

Firearms Surrender Ends In Surrey And Sussex - 9th December 2014

Between Monday, 10 November and Friday, 21 November Surrey Police and Sussex Police ran a firearms surrender where residents were encouraged to take any unwanted weaponry to a police station to be...Read more »

Christmas Cards Warn Against Gun Crime - 9th December 2014

Mothers in Liverpool, Knowsley and Sefton whose loved ones are believed to be involved in gun crime are receiving special Christmas cards this year.
The cards, show two rolls of Christmas...Read more »

Thames Valley Police Conclude Gun Surrender - 8th December 2014

Thames Valley Police concluded its two-week Hand in the Gun, force wide firearms and ammunition surrender yesterday (7th Dec) at 10pm. The surrender saw a total of 255 firearms handed to police co...Read more »

The firearms amnesty held by Devon and Cornwall Police last month (3-17 November 2014) has been hailed as a success.
Final results show that hundreds of guns and literally bins full of ammuniti...Read more »

Appeal After Sheffield Armed Robbery - 8th December 2014

Police are appealing for witnesses following reports of an armed robbery at bookmakers in the Bradway area of Sheffield.
Officers were called to the shop on Bradwa...Read more »

Guns And Knives Handed In To West Yorkshire Police - 4th December 2014

Hundreds of guns and knives have been handed in during the ten day West Yorkshire weapons surrender.
A total of 96 guns including pistols, shotguns, air rifles and ammunition were surrendered in...Read more »

Head Of NABIS Given Commendation - 4th December 2014

Detective Chief Superintendent Iain O'Brien, head of the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS) has been awarded a Commendation.
DCS O'Brien, who retires from the police service this...Read more »

Avon and Somerset Police Complete Weapons Amnesty - 3rd December 2014

More than 90 firearms and ammunition were handed in as part of the Avon & Somerset Constabulary fortnight-long weapons surrender.
The surrender, which ended on Sunday (30th Nov...Read more »